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NMIS appoints Michelin’s Reid as new CEO
Added: 26 May 2020
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has announced that former Michelin executive J…

Strict safety measures enable RPI to achieve ‘90% production’
Added: 21 May 2020
Specialist inspection systems develop RPI UK says its production capacity is back to 90% since reop…

Don’t let lockdown block recruitment of young talent says Make UK
Added: 27 Apr 2020
Manufacturers’ organisation Make UK called on engineering and manufacturing employers not to halt r…
UK pharmaceutical patents continue YoY rise
Added: 27 Apr 2020
Latest European Patent Office (EPO) data reveals the UK was responsible for 293 pharmaceutical sect…

VSD blowers ensure reduced maintenance programme
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Installing modern VSD rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water's Nigg wastewater treatment works now ac…

VFDs point the way forward for tackling animal feed crisis
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Growing demand for animal and fish food protein means more facilities will need controlled, ambient…

Lorien unveils Africa expansion plans
Added: 14 Apr 2020
Lorien Engineering Solutions has launched an office in South Africa prompted by a growing demand in…

Pandemic effect ‘likely to increase R&D commitment long term’
Added: 14 Apr 2020
The severity of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic could delay recent Government promises to …

Combating Covid-19: Process sector contributions continue
Added: 14 Apr 2020
Process industry firms are continuing to switch their attention to combating the Covid-19 crisis, w…

Virtual events ‘reduce carbon emissions by more than 99%’ claim
Added: 14 Apr 2020
The swathe of industrial and consumer trade shows cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic…

Process Industry rallies with Covid-19 action
Added: 8 Apr 2020
Companies throughout Britain and those which form part of the process industry supply chain have do…

AD equipment to be tested by avalanche of food waste from panic-buying
Added: 31 Mar 2020
AD and biogas operators should brace themselves for an avalanche of food waste that will test their…

Company vows to tackle source of one in five major oil & gas accidents
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Creators of a new digital tool for the oil and gas industry say it could help reduce a major cost a…

Rotherham advanced solutions firm gains US foothold
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Plant reliability specialist AVT Reliability has opened its first subsidiary in the USA, following …

Call for £7.5 bn investment to erase plastic waste and refuel economy
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Britain must invest billions to tackle the nearly five million tonnes of plastic waste it generates…

There's no short cuts to boosting female recruits in the manufacturing supply chain
Added: 18 Mar 2020
The lack of female recruits into the manufacturing supply chain is a brake on talent and needs urge…

EPO reveals ‘significant’ growth for UK patent applications in Europe
Added: 17 Mar 2020
The volume of patent applications filed by UK businesses in Europe has risen ‘significantly’ for th…

Sleaford recognised for commitment to food innovation
Added: 17 Mar 2020
Multiple packaged foods supplier Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), is celebrating after after winning t…

Just a quarter of young people know nuclear is low carbon source
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Barely one in four people aged 18-24 surveyed realise nuclear power is a low carbon source of elect…

Pressure grows for Budget boost to manufacturing
Added: 9 Mar 2020
As the Chancellor prepared the first Budget of Boris Johnson’s administration, manufacturing leader…